Tech IndustryMay 23, 2019
RackspacevDYL84

Company for career progression?

Have 5 yoe and currently an SDE III. Was wondering which companies offer promotions faster. I understand that promotion will be based on performance and want to see what the best case looks like at different companies (assuming I meet/ exceed expectations for the current role). Current TC is 140k.

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Google gcbA37 May 23, 2019

You only care title? Investment bank. You start as a VP

Rackspace vDYL84 OP May 23, 2019

No. I don't *only* care about the title. Just trying to see what career progressions look like at other companies. Also, want to stick to tech.

Google bc89 May 23, 2019

Why do you care more about getting promoted than TC? You could join a company like Microsoft with a higher number of levels if the act of getting promoted is the most important thing to you, but want to stay in tech.

Rackspace vDYL84 OP May 23, 2019

Updated my post. It's not that I don't care about TC, it is just that I would want to get promoted if I meet/exceed the expectations.

Google əๅɓoo⅁ May 23, 2019

If by career progression you mean climbing the ladder within the company then Google is not the right place. I came to Google for a high TC with a downlevel. Don’t see myself promoted here any time soon.

Rackspace vDYL84 OP May 23, 2019

Even if you exceed the expectations for your current role?

Google əๅɓoo⅁ May 23, 2019

I am an L5 on the team which has 8 other L5s which have been waiting for their promos for a while... Two other L5 TLs left without promo.

Facebook QIXQ16 May 23, 2019

Facebook has no promotion quota (some companies do) and if you can consistently operate at the next level for a couple halves, you will get promoted. That said, operating at the next level can be hard for some people. We expect senior individual contributors to not only execute well, but also drive the business forward, which requires good communications skills that many people underrate.

Amazon ricecookie May 23, 2019

The TC is like a SDE-1 in FANNG

Rackspace vDYL84 OP May 23, 2019

Not a silicon valley developer.

Oracle pzd May 23, 2019

So actually the TC is equivalent to sde3 level at a FAANG in the bay area 😎